Our Charity - Our Mission

We returned from a very successful trip to Kenya on Thursday having done eye tests on over 150 people and given out 140 pairs of recycled spectacles. Rosemary took three groups of girls, teaching them how to make washable reusable sanitary wear, and another group of women from Samburu who travelled for 2 hours to get to the school for a day of tuition.

On the way to the airport the huge destruction of houses ,shops and other building brought us to tears. It looked like a war zone, many houses cut in half ,even an appartment block left hanging dangerously. We had seen some of this in Ukunda town near our hotel and had been told that the ministry of transport had in the 70'S earmarked the road for expansion and apparently compensated people. There is no dispute that the road needs to be built and in the long term will bring jobs but it is sad that no one thought to make sure no one built within the 25 foot road edge. The buildings were marked with a cross and within 24 hours demolished ,not giving the occupants time to remove the walls themselves so blocks could be reused.

We were told on Wednesday our Nursery school would have its boundary wall and trees removed which was expected . It had been built in the year 2000 a considerable distance from the road edge so we were safe or so we believed. Late Thursday afternoon ,after we had arrived home,in the UK, Harrison our headmaster, informed us that a cross for demolition had been put on the classroom nearest the road. This was quite different to what had been previously told. Early in the morning Harrison went to the school to move desks and the blackboard and pleaded with the constructors to give us 24 hours to remove the floor ( newly tiled recently ) and the walls and roof so they could be reused for rebuilding. This was refused and the bulldozer destroyed the school which had been used for 18 years.

The other 2 classrooms are more or less intact, and we will have to use them next week when the school goes back . In the long term, however, it is clearly unsafe for a Nursery School to be next to a widened major road. We have therefore decided to rebuild the Nursery School on the Primary site which is well away from the road and where it is quieter and safer. This will cost approximately £10,000.

We are happy to announce that we have already got pledges of over £1,000 but there is still a long way to go.

As you can imagine any donations would be appreciated and immediately put to use.

New in 2017 see for details in relevant sections.

Library completed with 2500 books

Wifi mast

New girls toilets

Orphanage second accomodation block built and first accomodation block plastered floored and toilets and showers installed

We are a small group of people who have formed a registered charity to help others to achieve the things which we take for granted, education for our children, a healthy environment and the opportunity to get on in life.

Rosemary and Jim, Mike and Dilys, the founders of the charity live in the village of Emley in West Yorkshire.

Our work is concentrated in Msambweni a small town south of Mombasa on the Kenyan coast of Africa.

The aims of our charity are :-

To advance education of school children by funding educational resources, buildings, furniture and equipment.

To advance education and training of disadvantaged children by financial sponsorship.

The relief of sickness and the preservation of health.

To advance health, skills and education of orphans by funding educational resources, buildings and equipment in an orphanage.

On the following pages we will tell you about the work we have done and the plans we have for the future.

Please contact us if you would like to learn more or assist us in any way with fund raising and sponsorship.

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